On September 25, 2018 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR, Mrs Khampao Ernthavanh, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs on behalf of the Lao government donated of US$ 100.000 to Mr. Takeshi HIKIHARA, Japanese Ambassador to the Lao PDR, Representative of the Japanese Government, to assist Japanese people who are effected by the floods and landslides in Western of Japan in the beginning of July 2018.

Mrs. Khamphao ERNTHAVANH, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR, led the Lao delegation to attend the 2^nd International Organization for Migration Meeting (IOM), in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 29, 2018.

Mr. Thongphan SAVANPHET, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR, led the Lao delegation to attend the 15^th Senior Officials’ Meeting on the Implementation of the DOC, in Shangsha, China, on June 27, 2018.